Wont fire... stuck

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Wont fire... stuck

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Grrr

Was gonna take the beater out tonight for some fun...
Drive it to the gas station, no problems.
Get home, running a little rough, engine shaking around a lot... run some seafoam through it... no change. Turn it off for a while.

Turn it back on, sounds like a V-Twin bike, engine shaking around like crazy, take it around the block, almost no power...

Unplug each plug wire, one at a time. Engine dies with all except #3 unplugged

Change plug wires

Engine wont fire at all. Turns over. Doesnt seem like its getting spark.
Change the coilpack.

Still wont start.

Unplug all fuel injectors, turn it over a few time, plug them back in, no start.

Cant hear the fuel pump priming, so I replace it with a walbro. Now I can hear the pump, but still no fire...

So in summary:
Replaced Wires, Coilpack, Fuel pump, checked all wiring and vacuum

No dice.

IDFG.
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HAHA.






Sorry, that sucks. I'll think about it for some miraculous cure.
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Ignitor??
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I am going to try guessing. Dead battery, alternator, ECU. Betting on ECU :o Might also be because your beater is beat on the driver side, and it needs some loven (a body restoration) XD
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stipro wrote:Ignitor??
I second the motion.
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ericem wrote:I am going to try guessing. Dead battery, alternator, ECU. Betting on ECU :o Might also be because your beater is beat on the driver side, and it needs some loven (a body restoration) XD
If it was a dead battery it wouldnt turn over ;)
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Post by Manarius »

That sounds like exactly what happened to my car when the MAF died. Even when you pulled wire 3 and nothing happened...exactly what happened to my car.
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Splinter wrote:
ericem wrote:I am going to try guessing. Dead battery, alternator, ECU. Betting on ECU :o Might also be because your beater is beat on the driver side, and it needs some loven (a body restoration) XD
If it was a dead battery it wouldnt turn over ;)
Hey your right!! I thought you were starting it with a hand crank. :P
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mkay Ill try the MAF and the ignitor today...
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It was the ignitor!

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Your welcome ;)
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